Potential nutritional assessment of dwarf elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum Schum. cv. Mott) by chemical composition, digestion and net portal flux of oxygen in cattle

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 104, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 29-40

  Kozloski, G V ^a   Perottoni, J ^b   Ciocca, M L S ^a   Rocha, J B T ^b   Raiser, A G ^b   Sanchez, L M B ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Digestion; Nutritive value; Oxygen portal fluk; Tropical forage

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; ELEPHANT; PENNISETUM; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; PENNISETUM PURPUREUM;

EID: 84984586028     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(02)00328-0     Document Type: Article

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